Suppose that the average electric power consumption, day and night, in a typical house is 914 W. What initial mass of 23592U would have to undergo fission to supply the electrical needs of such a house for 2 years? (Assume 199 MeV is released per fission, as well as 91% efficiency.) Note: the molecular mass of Uranium is 0.235 kg/mole and 1 mole = 6.02x1023 particles.
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear fission is a type of nuclear reaction in which heavier nuclei split into lighter nuclei by releasing a large quantity of energy. The elements like uranium-235 and plutonium-239 isotope undergo nuclear fission releasing energy. When nuclei undergo fission, some quantity of mass is lost. The lost mass is converted to nuclear energy. Nuclear fission reaction is used in nuclear power plants and atomic bombs. In nuclear power plants, nuclear reactors are used to generate electricity.
Endothermic Nuclear Reaction
A nuclear reaction can be described as a process where two atoms, or two nuclei or nucleus and subatomic particles such as a proton, neutron interact together, and a large amount of energy is produced and new elements are also produced.
Suppose that the average electric power consumption, day and night, in a typical house is 914 W. What initial mass of 23592U would have to undergo fission to supply the electrical needs of such a house for 2 years? (Assume 199 MeV is released per fission, as well as 91% efficiency.) Note: the molecular mass of Uranium is 0.235 kg/mole and 1 mole = 6.02x1023 particles.
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